Other report highlights include continued progress in social issues
such as training 325 suppliers in sustainability management in 2012 as part
of Ford's Code of Human Rights, Basic Working Conditions and Corporate
Responsibility

Ford Motor Company cut CO2 emissions at its global facilities
by 37 percent per vehicle between 2000 and 2012 and plans for a 30 percent
reduction from 2010 to 2025 by addressing everything from new products and
technologies to manufacturing processes.

Ford's work to reduce CO2 emissions is outlined in Ford's
14th annual Sustainability Report issued today and more
importantly, part of the company's overall mission to facilitate continued
reduction of CO2 emissions.

Already, total CO2 emissions at Ford's global facilities have
dropped by 4.65 million metric tons, or 47 percent since 2000. Ford also
delivered on its commitment to reduce U.S. facility emissions by 10 percent
per vehicle produced between 2002 and 2012, as part of an Alliance of
Automobile Manufacturers program. And vehicle tailpipe emissions on a per
vehicle basis have dropped 16 percent since 2007 as new vehicles such as
Ford C-MAX Energi plug-in hybrid have become available.

And Ford has even bigger plans to reduce CO2 --
one of several priorities outlined in its "Blueprint for Sustainability:
Our Journey Continues." Other subjects in the voluntary report range from
reduced water use and energy consumption to cutting the amount of
waste-to-landfill at Ford facilities around the world.

"In the more than 30 years I have been with the company, I have seen
genuine transformation as Ford has integrated sustainability into its
business plan, products, operations and relationships with stakeholders,"
says Robert Brown, vice president,
sustainability, environment and safety engineering. "Water and energy use,
waste-to-landfill, Ford's role in reducing the amount of greenhouse gases
like CO2 in our atmosphere -- these are just a few
of the top sustainability-related priorities considered in every
decision."

Ford Chief Financial Officer Bob Shanks
said sustainability issues are embedded in the company's business plan, and
are consistent with its aim to deliver great products, a strong business
and a better world.

"We are much more proactive in understanding the importance of
sustainability in the broadest sense -- not only in relation
to our products, but also in the quality of the financial results that we
derive from them," said Shanks, whose perspective is featured in this
year's report.

Ford issued its first voluntary sustainability report in 1999 as a way
to summarize and report on the company's initiatives regarding social,
economic and environmental issues. Like Ford's sustainability-related
processes and results, the report has evolved --from a
printed booklet similar to an annual report, to being so detailed and
comprehensive today that it requires an entire website, which can be found
here.

CO2In the early 2000s, Ford's Climate Change Task Force identified a need
to address shifting market trends and government regulations
--among many other factors --with regard to
reducing CO2 emissions.

Investors also are increasingly showing greater concern about climate
change as a material risk for companies, creating a much stronger link
between climate-change-relevant information and initiatives --
such as the CO2 Model --and access to capital.

"Beyond those imperatives, we had taken to heart our responsibility to
contribute to meeting the challenge of climate change," says John Viera, global director, sustainability and
vehicle environmental matters.

Ford has developed products and technologies along with processes at its
facilities and plans to meet its own targets while also doing its part to
help keep CO2 levels in the Earth's atmosphere at or below 450
parts per million --a goal many scientists, businesses and
governmental agencies say must be met to avoid the most serious effects on
climate change.

Take Ford's EcoBoostengines --now on more
than 600,000 Ford Motor Company vehicles --that improve fuel
economy and cut CO2. And since sales began of Ford C-MAX Hybrid
and Ford C-MAX Energi plug-in hybrid, more than 20 billion grams of
CO2 have been saved. Emissions from C-MAX Energi are less than
half the average CO2 that comes from a regular car.

The C-MAX Hybrid and C-MAX Energi are part of six electrified vehicle
choices from Ford. Other vehicles are: Fusion Hybrid, Lincoln MKZ Hybrid,
Fusion Energi plug-in hybrids and Focus Electric.

At its facilities, Ford is expanding its industry-leading 3-Wet paint
capacity by 50 percent this year --adding the environmentally
friendly process to four more plants on three continents. Increased use of
this process, which streamlines the painting process, is expected to reduce
CO2 emissions by up to 25 percent where used.

And in the last eight years, company scientists have developed the Ford
CO2 Model --a business planning tool that takes
into consideration data and regulations from, among others, the
International Energy Agency, National Center for Atmospheric Research, U.S.
Environmental Protection Agency and the National Highway Traffic Safety
Administration. Ford also worked with researchers at Chalmers University in
Gothenburg, Sweden, and from companies
such as BP in the process of developing the CO2 Model.

And beyond CO2Ford's sustainability report is a comprehensive showcase of the
company's efforts to tackle a myriad of sustainability challenges in a
rapidly changing world. Specifically, the report addresses Ford's overall
financial health, the fuel economy of Ford Motor Company vehicles, safety
achievements and other sustainability-related issues, such as:

Trained 325 suppliers in sustainability management in 2012 as part of
Ford's Code of Human Rights, Basic Working Conditions and Corporate
Responsibility; nearly 2,100 suppliers have been trained through the
program

Reduced waste-to-landfill by 19 percent per vehicle between 2011 and
2012, part of a plan to cut the amount of waste-to-landfill 40 percent per
vehicle by 2016 (baseline is 2011)

Reduced global water use by 1.95 million cubic meters from 2011 to
2012. Based on regional water cost estimates, this yielded more than $3 million in cost savings

Cut global use of water per vehicle produced to 4.3 cubic meters (one
cubic meter equals 264 gallons) in 2012 --down from 4.7 cubic
meters in 2011 and 5.1 cubic meters in 2010. The company targets a 2
percent reduction in 2013 and continues working toward cutting water use 30
percent per vehicle by 2015 (2009 baseline)

Reduced global water use by 62 percent between 2000 and 2012
--equal to about 10 billion gallons

Established a five-year objective to improve operational energy use per
vehicle globally by 25 percent by the end of 2016 (2011 baseline)

Improved global energy efficiency by 6.4 percent against a 2011 year
baseline normalized for weather and production levels

Information about last year's report can be found here while press
releases, graphics and videos related to Ford's green initiative can be
found here.